There are 7 ways to get from Cork to Tarragona by bus, plane, train, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane KIR - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
10h 41m€87–208Fly Cork Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ORK - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
7h 11m€64–171Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbaocarferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Tarragonacar
35h 7m€157–356Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane DUB - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragonatrain
9h 58m€76–186Fly Cork Airport to Reus Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Reus Airport (REU)plane ORK - REU
6h€106–410Bus to Shannon Airport, fly to Reus Airport
- Take the bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airportbus
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Reus Airport (REU)plane SNN - REU
8h 14m€121–439Fly Cork Airport to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane ORK - VLC
- Take the train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragonatrain
9h 59m€95–278
Kerry Airport (KIR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Tarragona is to fly and train which costs €60 - €180 and takes 7h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Tarragona is to fly which takes 6h and costs €100 - €410.
The distance between Cork and Tarragona is 1698 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Cork to Tarragona, including transfers.
Tarragona is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 10:59 PM in Cork and 11:59 PM in Tarragona.
There are 3264+ hotels available in Tarragona.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Tarragona, Spain?
Ryanair flies from Cork Airport (ORK) to Reus Airport (REU) once a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Kerry Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Cork Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Shannon Airport to Reus Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Cork Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Phone
- +34 912 32 03 20
- accesibilidad@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en/suburban
- Phone
- +34 900 41 00 41
- Website
- rodalies.gencat.cat
Train from Barcelona Sants to Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://rodalies.gencat.cat/en/inici/index.html
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Estació del Nord to Camp De Tarragona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
Bus from Cork Bus Station to Shannon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- Brittany Ferries
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